Saturday, January 17, 2009

BLACK ICE BUMMER

At about 6:00 a.m. this morning, Ashley left the house for Ashland to hop on a bus with her college band class at SOU for a trip to Eugene. At about 7:00 a.m. Debra and I heard Ashley's key rattling in the front door knob. On her way to Ashland, and only a few blocks from home, she hit an icy patch on the road and slid into a curb.

She was not injured, except for mild trauma to the part of her brain that controls emotional responses to trials and tribulations. She also suffered moderate stress to her tear ducts. Other than that, she was unscathed. For that we are thankful and we told God so.

The car was towed to the shop where our mechanic will check it out on Monday, offer a diagnosis and suggest possible treatment.



This is where Ashley left the car following the incident.


The fender was not bent, but the impact pushed the tire into the fender where it now rubs, making it undriveable.





The tow truck driver mounted Ashley's car onto the bed of the truck.



The car is now in the parking lot at the garage.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh I feel the pain! That same thing happened to me a month ago when all that snow first started to fall! I just got my car back yesterday only because a friend was fixing it not the shop.

The Moffits said...

Oh, poor Ashley. That looks like some nasty weather to be driving in!